REACTION PRODUCTS OF POLYISOBUTYLENES AND NITROGEN OXIDES OR MIXTURES OF NITROGEN OXIDES AND OXYGEN AND THEIR USE AS FUEL AND LUBRICANT ADDITIVES

PRODUITS DE REACTION DE POLYISOBUTENES ET D'OXYDES D'AZOTE OU DE MELANGES D'OXYDES D'AZOTE ET D'OXYGENE, ET LEUR UTILISATION EN TANT QU'ADDITIFS POUR CARBURANTS ET LUBRIFIANTS

English Abstract

The invention concerns reaction products of polyisobutylenes having an average
polymerisation degree P of 10 to 100 and a proportion E of 60 to 90 % of
double bonds
which can be reacted with maleic acid anhydride, E corresponding to 100 % of
the calculated
theoretical value if each polyisobutylene molecule has a reactive double bond
of this type,
with nitrogen oxides or mixtures of nitrogen oxides and oxygen. These reaction
products are
suitable as fuel additives, in particular for spark-ignition engines, and a
lubricant additives.

French Abstract

L'invention concerne des produits de réaction de polyisobutènes, présentant un degré de polymérisation moyen P compris entre 10 et 100 avec une proportion E comprise entre 60 et 90 % de liaisons doubles pouvant réagir avec de l'anhydride d'acide maléique, E correspondant à 100 % de la valeur mathématique théorique, au cas où chaque molécule de polyisobutène comporte une liaison double de ce type, avec des oxydes d'azote ou des mélanges d'oxydes d'azote et d'oxygène. Ces produits de réaction peuvent être utilisés en tant qu'additifs pour carburants, en particulier dans des moteurs à explosion, et pour lubrifiants.

Claims

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WE CLAIM:
1. A reaction product of a polyisobutene having an
average degree of polymerization P of from 10 to 100
and a content E of from 60 to 90% of double bonds
which can react with maleic anhydride, E = 100%
corresponding to the theoretical value for the case
where each molecule of the polyisobutene has such a
reactive double bond, with oxides of nitrogen or
mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and oxygen.
2. A reaction product of a polyisobutene and oxides of
nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and
oxygen as claimed in claim 1, the polyisobutene
containing up to 20% by weight of C4 monomers other
than isobutene or C3 monomers or ethylene as polymer-
forming units.
3. A reaction product of a polyisobutene and oxides of
nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and
oxygen as claimed in claim 1 or 2 in the form of a
mixture of different nitro-containing alkanes, this
mixture containing, as main components, the
compounds of the formulae I and II
<IMG>
having the degree of polymerization P mentioned in
claim 1.

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4. A process for the preparation of a reaction product
of a polyisobutene having an average degree of
polymerization P of from 10 to 100 and a content E
of from 60 to 90% of double bonds which can react
with maleic anhydride, E = 100% corresponding to the
theoretical value for the case where each molecule
of the polyisobutene has such a reactive double
bond, with oxides of nitrogen or mixtures of oxides
of nitrogen and oxygen, wherein the polyisobutene
described is reacted with the oxides of nitrogen in
a molar ratio of from 1:2 to 1:4 at from -30 to
150°C.
5. A reaction product of a polyisobutene and oxides of
nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and
oxygen as claimed in claim 1 or 2, which, after its
formation, has been converted by elimination with
bases into nitro-containing alkenes.
6. A reaction product of a polyisobutene and oxides of
nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and
oxygen as claimed in claim 1 or 2, which, after its
formation, has been converted by elimination with
bases into nitro-containing alkenes, which mainly
have the structures XVII or XVIII
<IMG>
where R is polyisobutyl of the formula

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<IMG>
having the degree of polymerization P mentioned in
claim 1.
7. A process for the preparation of a nitro-containing
alkene, which comprises subjecting a reaction
product of a polyisobutene and oxides of nitrogen or
mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and oxygen as claimed
in claim 1 or 2 after its formation to elimination
with bases.
8. A reaction product of polyisobutene and oxides of
nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and
oxygen as claimed in claim 1 or 2, which, after its
formation, has been converted by hydrogenation into
aminoalkanes.
9. A reaction product of a polyisobutene and oxides of
nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and
oxygen as claimed in claim 1 or 2, which, after its
formation, has been converted by hydrogenation
mainly into one or more aminoalkanes of the
structures XIX to XXVI

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<IMG>
where R is polyisobutyl of the formula
<IMG>
having the degree of polymerization P mentioned in
claim 1.

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10. A process for the preparation of an aminoalkane,
which comprises hydrogenating a reaction product
of a polyisobutene and oxides of nitrogen or
mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and oxygen as
claimed in claim 1 or 2 after its formation.
11. A reaction product of a polyisobutene and oxides
of nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen
and oxygen as claimed in claim 1 or 2, which,
after its formation, has been converted by
elimination with bases into nitro-containing
alkenes, and then by hydrogenation into
aminoalkanes.
12. A reaction product of a polyisobutene and oxides
of nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen
and oxygen as claimed in claim 1 or 2, which,
after its formation, has been converted by
elimination with bases into nitro-containing
alkenes, and then by hydrogenation mainly into
aminoalkanes of the structures XXVII or XXVIII.
<IMG>
where R is polyisobutyl of the formula
<IMG>
having the degree of polymerization P mentioned in
claim 1.

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13. A process for the preparation of an aminoalkane,
which comprises subjecting a reaction product of
a polyisobutene and oxides of nitrogen or
mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and oxygen as
claimed in claim 1 or 2 after its formation to
elimination with bases, and then hydrogenating
the nitro-containing alkenes formed.
14. A reaction product of a polyisobutene and oxides
of nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen
and oxygen as claimed in claim 1 or 2, which,
after its formation, has been converted by
elimination with bases into nitro-containing
alkenes, and then by addition of amines or
alcohols and subsequent hydrogenation or by
cleavage to aldehydes or ketones and addition of
amines onto these aldehydes or ketones and
subsequent hydrogenation into aminoalkanes.
15. A reaction product of a polyisobutene and oxides
of nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen
and oxygen as claimed in claim 1 or 2, which,
after its formation, has been converted by
elimination with bases into nitro-containing
alkenes, and then by addition of amines of the
formula HNR1R2 or alcohols of the formula R1-OH
and subsequent hydrogenation or by cleavage to
aldehydes or ketones and addition of amines of
the formula HNR1R2 onto these aldehydes or
ketones and subsequent hydrogenation into
aminoalkanes, which mainly have one or more of
the structures XXIX to XXXIV

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<IMG>
where R is polyisobutyl of the formula
<IMG>
having the degree of polymerization P mentioned in claim
1, and R1 and R2 are C1-C30-alkyl, C2-C30-alkenyl, C5-C6-
cycloalkyl, C7-C18-aralkyl or unsubstituted or
substituted C6-C14-aryl, and R2 may furthermore be
hydrogen.

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16. A process for the preparation of an aminoalkane,
which comprises subjecting a reaction product of
a polyisobutene and oxides of nitrogen or
mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and oxygen as
claimed in claim 1 or 2 after its formation to
elimination with bases, and then converting the
nitro-containing alkenes formed by addition of
amines or alcohols and subsequent hydrogenation
or by cleavage to aldehydes or ketones and
addition of amines to these aldehydes or ketones
and subsequent hydrogenation into aminoalkanes.
17. Use of a reaction product of a polyisobutene and
oxides of nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of
nitrogen and oxygen as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 and 15 as
an additive for fuels and lubricants.
18. A fuel for gasoline engines, containing an
effective amount of a reaction product of a
polyisobutene and oxides of nitrogen or mixtures
of oxides of nitrogen and oxygen as claimed in
any one of claims 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14
and 15.
19. A lubricant containing an effective amount of a
reaction product of a polyisobutene and oxides
of nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen
and oxygen as claimed in any one of claims 1 to
3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 and 15.

Description

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Reaction products of polyisobutenes and oxides of nitrogen or
mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and oxygen and their use as fuel
and lubricant additives
The present invention relates to reaction produots of polyiso-
butenes having an average degree of polymerization P of from 10
to 100 and a content E of from 60 to 90% of double bonds which can be reacted
with maleic anhydride, where E - 100% would cor-
respond to the theoretical value for the case where each molecule
of the polyisobutene has such a reactive double bond, with exides
of nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and oxygen.
The present invention furthermore relates to the use of these
reaction products as fuel and lubricant additives and to gasoline
engine faels and lubricants containing these reaction products.
The carburetor and intake system of gasoline engines, as wall as
injection systems for metering fuel into gasoline and diesel en-
gines, are contaminated with impurities which are caused by dust
particles from the air, uncambusted hydrocarbon residues from the combustion
space and the crankcase vent gases passed into the
carburetor. 25 The residues shift the air/fuel ratio in the idling state and
in
the lower part-load range so that the mixture bacomes richer and
the combustion more incomplete and in turn the proportions of un-
combusted or partially combustad hydrocarbons in the exhaust gas
increase and the gasoline consumption rises.
zt is known that these disadvantages can be avoided by using fuel =
additives forkeeping valves and carburetor or injection systems
clean (M. Rossenbeck in Katalyaatoren, Tenside, Mineral8laddi-
tive, Editors J. Falbe and U. 9asserodt, , page 223 et seq.,
-= - 35 G. Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1978).
oepanding on the mode of action, but alaa on the preferred placa
of action of such detergent additives, a distincticn is now made
between two generations of such assistants.
The first generation of additives could preoent only tha forma-
. tien of deposits in the intake system but could not remove exist-
ing deposits, whereas the additives of the second generation can
accomplish both (keep-cl an and clean-up effeet) and can do so
because of their excellent heat stability, in particular in zones
at relativelv hich temeeratures. ie. in the intake valves.

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Fn general terms, the molecular structural principle of fuel
detergents can be expressed as the linking of polar structures
with generally relatively high molecular weight, nonpolar or
lipophilic radicals.
Typical members of the second generation of additives are often
products based on polyisobutenes in the nonpolar moiety. Among
these in turn, additives of tha polyisobutylamine type are par- ticularly
noteworthy.
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US-A 3 576 742 (1), filed in 1968 and granted in 1971, describes
reaction products of branched long-chain aliphatic olefins, for
example polypropylene, polyisobntylene or copolymers of ethylene
and iso~utylene, and oxides of nitrogen as detergents for lubri-
cants. These elefins are prepared from lower olsfins of 2 to 6
carbon atoms by conventional polymerization methods. In the re-
sulting nitro-containing reaction products, the presence of fur-
ther functional groups, such as hydroxyl, nitroso, nitrate, ni-
trite or carbonyl, and the relative proportions thereof are un-
known. The structure and composition of these olefins are thus
undafined.
DE-C 27 02 604 (2) published in 1978 describes a preparation pro-
cess for polyisobutenes having an average degree of polymeriza-
tion of from 10 to 100, by means of which highly reactive poly-
isobutenes, ie. those having predominantly terminal double bonds,
were obtained for the first time. on the other hand, the polyiso-
butenes prepared by convent.ional polymerization methods, as in
(1), have only a low content of terminal double bonds.
The nitro-containing reaction products disclosed in (1) and based
on conventional polyisobutene do have a certain action as lubri-
cant additives, but this action is still unsatisfactory. Further-
more, it is said that the compositions can also be used as addi-
tives for fuels for gasoline engines.
It is an object of the present invention to provide fuel and lu-
bricant additives having an improved action.
Starting from a polyolefin, it is intended in particular to pre-
pare, in a simple, one-stage reaction, a polyolefin derivative
which can be used as a fuel and lubricant additive and has a de-
fiaed structure and composition, mainly for reasons of controila-
bility and reproducibility.
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We have found that this object is achieved by raaetion products
of highly reactive polyiaobutenes and oxides of nitrogen or mix-
tures of oxides of nitrogen and oxygen, said reaction product be-
ing defined at the outset.
;w;... b ' .
It waa surprising that the stated reaction of the polyisobutenes
described gives a product which has excellent properties as a
fuel and lubricant additive although the product contains no
basic N group. An advantage over the conventional two-stage pro-
cesses for the preparation of (amine-containing) fuel additives
based on polyclefins is the simple, one-stage preparation mathcd.
Moreover, it was surprising that the polyolefin reacts completely
and gives a reaction mixture whose main components can be exactly
defined in their chemical structure and in their ratio.
~ (2) discloses that the highly reactive polyisobutenea described,
which serve as starting material for the present invention, can
be prepared by means of boron trifluoride under special reaction
conditions. These highly reactive polyisobutenea are generally
important intermediates for mineral oil assistants. If these
polyisobutenea (it would be more appropriate to refer to them as
oligoiaobutenes, but this term is less common in the literature)
are reacted with malaric anhydride, addition compounds form, from
which high-quality lubricating oil additives aro obtained by
reaction with amines.
However, this addition reaction takes place virtually only be-
tween the maleic anhydride and a terminal (a) double bond in the
polyisobutene, which double bond originatea from the chain ter-
.. . a0 mination. A double bonds are also capable of reacting with maleic
anhydride to acertain extent, whereas virtually no reaction
takes place with internal double bonds. If the content of the
reactive, predominantly terminal double bonds in the polyiso-
butene is denoted by E, the relative efficiency W of the lubri-
cating oil additive would be 100% if all theoretically possible
double bonds were terminal, ie. E would also be 100t. However,
this is not the case in practice, where conventional polyisobu-
., tenes generally give only values of E= W- from 20 to 50R.
Accordingly, the amounts of such a polyisobutene/maleic anhydride
reaction mixture which are used must be larger than would be
theoretically required for 8- 100%. The polyisobutene which ie
present in the composition and has not reaeted with the maleic
anhydride is at beat inert in the mineral oil assistantT it is
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The average degree of polymerization P is from 10 to 100, prefer-
ably from 15 to 40. As is always the case in such polymer-
izations, polymers having a certain range of dagrees of polymer-
ization are obtained. with regard to the properties of the novel
reaction products with oxides.of nitrogen or mixtures of oxides
of nitrogen and oxygen, the scatter has no detectable offaet and
all that is important is tharefore the average degree of polymer-
ization P which, for example, can be continuously determined and
controlled by viscosity measurements, even during the polymeriza-
tion.
Zn correlation with the average degree of polymerization P, the
highly reactive polyisobutenes described are of 36 to 400, pre-
ferably 54 to 160, carbon atoms and have number avarage molecular
weights of from 500 to 5600, preferably from 750 to 2250.
as star'ting materials for the prosent invantion, the term poly-
isobutenea is to be understood as meaning not only the homopoly-
mers of isobutene, but also its copolymers eontaining at least
80t of isobutene. Suitable comonomers are primarily the other
olefinically unsaturated C4 hydrocarbons, so that it is possible
to start directly from the C4,cuts, which is of particular indus-
trial importance. These cuts contain only from 35 to 45% of iso-
butane in addition to from 12 to 14% of butanes, from 40 to 55%
of butenes and up to 1t of butadiena, but the substantially ae-
lective polymerizability of the isobutene means that the other
monomers are incorporated in the polymer only in an amount of
from about 2 to 20t under the polymerization conditions. The
monomars which have not reacted can be used for other purposes.
suitable further comonomers are also C3 monomers, such as propane,
and ethylene o'r a mixture thereof or with C4 monomers.
This process gives isobutenes having a content 8 of double bonds
which can be reacted with maleic anhydride of from 60 to 90 per-
cont and in many eases from 75 to 90 percent. Aeeordingly, the
theoretical value of E- 100% would mean that each polyisobutene
molocula contains such a reactive double bond. 8 can be dater- mined in a
simplo manner and most reliably directly froi¾ the acid
number of the polyisobutene/maleic anhydride adduct. '
Suitable oxides of nitrogen for the reaction to give the novel
products are in particular nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide
(N0=), dinitrogen trioxide (N203), dinitroqen tetroxide (N204),
mixturos of these oxides of nitrogen with one another and mix-
ture^ of these oxides of nitrogen with oxygen, in particular NO
with oxygen and N02 with oxygen= where oxygen is concomitantly
used, it accounts for from 1 to 70, ia particular from 5 to 50,

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t by volume in the mixture with the oxides of nitrogen. The mix-
ture of oxides of nitrogen and oxygen may also contain inert
gases, eg. nitrogen; this is the case, for example, when mixtures
of oxides of nitrogen and air are used.
5
The reaction to give the novel producta can be carried out at
atmospheric or superatmospheric pressure, batchwise or continu-
ously.
In order to obtain a quantitative conversion, the oxides of ni-
tregen are added in a molar ratio of polyisobutenes to oxides of
nitrogen of from 1:2 to 1s4, preferably from 1=2.2 to 10.3. A
larger excess has no adverse effect.
The temperature is not critical. it may be varied from -30 to
150*C and ia preferably from -10 to 100'C, in particular from 25
to $0,f.".
The reaction is advantagaously carried out in an inert organic
solvent. For example, aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as isooctane
or an n-alkane mixture (for example Clo-C13), chlorinated hydro-
carbona, such as methylene chloride, carbon tetracbloride or
chlorobenzene, athers, such as diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran,
dioxane or tert-butyl methyl ether, esters, such as ethyl acetate
or methyl benaoate, amides, such as dimethylformamide or
N-methylpyrrolidena, and acids, such as acetic acid, are suitabls
for this purpose. If the reaction prpducts are to be used as fuel
additivea, it is advantageous to use the solvent in which they
are also added to the fuel. In general, the amounts of solvent
are from 50 to 90% by weight of the total batch. Howaver, sol-
vents =
may also be dispensed with.
The addition of a small amount of water (from about 0.2 to 11 by
weight, based on polyisobutene used) to hydrolyza any nitrite
aster formed has no adverse effect.
A reaction batch is generally worked up by either heating briefly
to 40-50'c under reduced pressure or stirring with water and then
carrying out phase separation. The aim of both measures is to re-
move residues of oxides of nitrogen from the reaction mixture.
As a rule, particularly when Noz was used or concomitantly used as
the oxide of nitrogen, the novel reaction product is obtained in
the form of a mixture of different nitro-containing alkanes, this
mixture containing, as main components, the compounds of the for-
mulae I and 11
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cx, Cx3 p_Z CH3
R' IH
H3C- i CH2- i CH2- i-CH=-N02 (ZI)
CH3 C133 P_Z CH3
having the abovementioned degree of polymerization P.
Compounds of the formulae III and IV ars often found as further
defined componentss
, N02 CH
R-CH2-C-CH2-NO= R-C82-C-CH2-N02
CH2- N02 CH2- N02
(III) (IV)
where R here and below is to be understood an abbreviation for
po2yieobutyl radicals
H~ H~
Cx2-C
' CH2 CHS p~2
Depending on the oxides of nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of ni-
trogen and oxygen used, the following compoinnds V to VIII caa be
detected as byproducts in some caaess
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0- NO 0-N02
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R-= CHZ- C-- CH=- N02 R- CHi-- C- CH2-N02
OH3 -3
(V) (VI)
0- 0- N0= NO
1 f I.
1H2-N02 R-CHa-C-CRy--N01
CHy CHa
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The compounds I to IV form the essential components of tha novel
reaction product. This mtxture of the compounds I to IV usually
contains from 50 to 90, in particular from 60 to 85, t by weight
of the nooel reaction product. The remainder is formed essential..
ly by the compounds V to VIII and the structures IX to XVI which
rare similar to the compounds I to VIII and are based on tha poly-
isobutenes which havs ap double bond and are also present in
small amounts in the polyisobutenes describedt
NOZ NO= N0= OH
I I
R-CH-C-CH3 R-CH-C-CH3 30 CH3 CH3
(IX) (X)
= i01 i 0x N0= iH
R-CH-C-CHy-N0p R-CH-C-CHl-NOZ
CH3 CH3
(XI) (XII)

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RCH-C-CHI R--CH-C--CHg
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(XIII) (XIV)
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1 1 1 1
R-Cti-C-CH3 R-CH"-C--1H3
= ~ ~
CH3 CH~
is (XV) (XVI)
As a rule, the compoubds I to IV are present in the following
ratio:
I from 25 to 70, in particular from 35 to 60, t by weighti
II from 3 to 30, in particular from 5 to 25, E by weightJ
III from 0 to 30, in particular from 5 to 25, k by weight;
IV frdm 0 to 25, in particular from 2 to 15, = by weiqhtf
where the percentages are based on the amount of the compounds I
to IV (total 1001 by weight).
If, as stated above, the polyisabutenes used also contain
polymer-forming units other than isobutena, R in the structures
IiI to XVI and similarly also the molecular moiety corresponding
to R in the formulae I and II have a corresponding meaning.
The present invention also relates to reaction products of the
highly reactive polyisobutenes described and oxides of nitrogen
or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and oxygen, which have been
converted into nitro-contaiaing alkenes after their formation by
elimination with bases.
suitable structures for auch secondary products are in particular
40the compounds XVII and XVIII 'Oa
R-- CHa- C- GH-NOq C-CH1
I
CH~ CH1
(XVII) (XVIIIj

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XVII originally being formed from a polyisobutene having a ter-
minal double bond and XVIII originally being lormed from a poly-
isabutene having a0 double bond. The hydroxyl-containing eom-
pounds II, IV, X and XII may also be byproducts of such subse-
quent elimination reaetions. As a rule, the product of the
elimination reaction is a mixture of diffsrent species, in which
XVII forms the main component and XVIi3 occurs only in small
amounts, if at all-
1o Such elimination reactions are carried out under the conventional
conditions. The bases used are, for example, alkali metal hydrox-
ides, such as NaOH or ItOH, alkali metal alcoholates, such ae so-
dium methylate, sodium ethylate, sodium isopropylate or potassium
tert-butylate, or.in particular alkali metal carbonates or bicar-
bonates, such as sodium carbonate, potasaium carbonate, sodium
bicarbonate or potaasium bicarbonate.
The nitro-containing alkenes thus obtained are suitable as inter-
mediates for the preparation of corresponding polyisobuteneamines
effective as fuel and lubricant additives or are thamselves ef-
fective fuel and lubricant additives.
owing to their properties, the novel reaction products of poly-
isobutenee and oxides of nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitro-
gen and oxygea are used as detergents and dispersants in fuels,
in partieular in fuels for gasoline engines. However, they may
also be used as additivea in lubricanta.
if the.novel reaction products which are nitroalkanes are hydro-
genated by conventional methods to give corresponding aminoal-
kanes, compounda which are effective as fuel and lubricant addi-
tivas are also obtained. Such aminoalkanes mainly have the fol-
lowing structures XIX to XXVI=
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NH2 O$
R-CHZ-- I -CHp-NHy R-CHq---C-CHp-NRq
CH3 CH3
(XIX) = (XX)
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NH2 OH R- C82- C- CH1- NH2 R- CH2- C- CH2--NH2
5 CH2-- NH2 CH2- NH2
(XXI) (XXII)
NH2 NH2 NH2 OH
I I I I
10 R-CH- C-CH3 R -CH---- C--CH3
CH3 CH3
(XXIII) (XXIV)
NH2 NH2 NH2 iH
. ( ~
R-- CH - C - CH2- NH2 R- CH - C- CHZ- NH2 CH3 CH3
(XXV) (XXVI)
Corresponding aminoalkanes of the structures XXVII and
XXVIII can also be prepared from the secondary products
XVII and XVIII:
NHZ
I
R- CH2- CFi -- CH2- NH2 R- CH - CH - CH3
I
CH3 CH3
(XXVII) (XXVIII)
The following structures XXIX to XXXIV are also
obtainable by suitable functionalization of the double
bond in XVII or XVIII, such as an addition reaction of
amines HNR'R 2 or alcohols R1-OH or cleavage to aldehydes
and an addition reaction of amines HNR'R 2 with these
aldehydes and subsequent hydrogenation:

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R-CH2- CH -CH2-NR1R2 R-CH-CH-CH3
I I
CH3
(XXIX) (XXX)
CH3 NHZ NR1R2
1 1 1
R-CH2-C-CHZ-NHx R-CH-C--Cti3
NR1R2 CHa
Is (XXXI) (XXXII)
CH3 N~H2 ORiI
I
R-CH=-C-CHZ-NH= R-CH^C-CH3
~ I
ORI CH3
(XXXIII) (XXXIV)
Here, RL and R2 are in general organic radieals, aAd R2 may fur-
thermore be hydrogen. C1-C30-alkyl, Cz-Cpo-alkenyl, Cy-Ce-cyclo-
a1ky1', C7-Cls-aralkyl and unsubatituted or aubstituted Ct-C1+-aryl
are meant in particular here.
If the novel reaction products are used in tuala, they are pre-
ferably added in an amount of from 10 to 5000 ppm, in particular
from 50 to 1000 ppm. As a rule, larger amounts of additive must
be introduced into lubricants, and the amounts in this case may
be from 0.1 to 6, in particular from 0.5 to 5, t by weight.
ss
If it is intended primarily to utiliso the disparsing properties
of the novel substances, they can al o be combined with eonven-
tional detergents as further additives.
In principle, any known product from among the products auitabla
for this purpose can be used as a detergent component in the mix-
ture with the novel substances as dispersants, as described, for
example, in J. Ealbe and U. Hasserodt, Katalyeatoren, Tenside und
rtineralbladditive, G. Thieme Verlag Stuttgart, 1978, paga 223 at
seq., or in R. Owen, Gasoline and aiesel Puel Additives, John
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N-containdng detergenta, for example compounds which contain an
amino or amido group, are preferably used. Polyisobutylamines
according to EP-A 0 244 616, ethylenediaminetetraaeetamides and/
or ethylenediaminetatraacetimides according to EP-A-0 356 725 are
5;.articularly suitable, reference being made to the definitions in
these publications. As in the case of the novel reaction prod-
ucts, the products described thare also have the advantage of be-
ing chlorine-free or chloride-free owing to their prepartion.
If it is intended primarily to utilize the detergent action of
the novel reaction,producta, these substances may also be com-
bined with carrier oils. such carrier oils are known, carrier
oils based on polyglycol, for example corresponding othars and/or
esters, as described in US-A 5 004 4?8 or DE-A 38 38 518, being
particularly suitable. Polyoxyalkylene monoels having terminal
hydrocarbon groups (US-A 4 877 416) or carrier oils as disclosed
in DE-A 41 42 241 may also be used.
Suitable fuels for gasoline engines are leaded and in particuiar
unleaded regular and premium-gradd gaeoline. The qasolines may
also contain components other than hydrocarbons, for example
alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol or tert'-butanol, and ethers,
eq. methyl tert-butyl ether. In addition to the novel reaction
products, the fuels also contain, as a rule, further additives,
such as corrosion inhibitors, stabilizers, antioxidants and/or
further detergents.
Corrosion inhibitors are generally ammonium salts of organic car-
boxylic' acids, which tend to form films as a result of the etart-
ing compounds having an appropriate structure. Amines for reduc-
ing the pH are.also frequently present in corrosion inhibitors.
Heterocyclic aromatics are generally used for preventing cori'o-
sion of nonferrous metals.
33 Testing of the products for suitability ae fuel additives was
carried out by means of ongine tests; keep-cloan effect iin intake
valves (1.2 1 Opel 1Cadett engine) was tested in testbed tests
according to CEC-P-04-A-87.
Preparation examples
Assignment of tho structures I to iv and calculation of the
amount by weight of the particular compound I to IV were carried
out by means of 1H-NNR spectroscopy (measurements in CDC13, values
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C82-NO2 in' Is 4.65 (d, 1 H)i 5.20 (d, 1 H)f AB system
CH2-NO2 in IIs 4.35 (d, 1 H)i 4.50 (d, 1 H); Ae syatem
CH2-N02 in IIIS 5.30 (d, 2 H)i 5.42 (d, 2 H); AB system
cH2-N02 in IV: 4.71-4.74 (s, 4 ti)
n7.l stated percentages in the examples, with the exception of the
E values, are based on waight.
Example 1.
In a stirred flask, 722 g of highly reactive polyisobutene (Olia-
sopalO ES 3250) having an average molecular weight of 1017 and an
E value of 85% and 787 g of Mihagol M(n-paraffin mixture,
CLO-C13) were mixed. At a heating jacket temperature of 40*C, 85 q
(1.85 mol) of nitrogen dioxide were introduced in the course of
3 hours. During this precedure, the internal temperature in-
creased to 43'C. After the excess N02 had been stripped with ni-
trogen, 500 g of water were added and stirring was carried out
for 2 h,oursat from 50 to 60'C. Tho phase separation was then car-
ried out and the organic layer was distilled under reduced pros-
sure to remove residual amounts of water.
1515 q of the reaction solution, which contained about 52% of
reaction products, were obtained. Preparative chromatography in-
dicated that conversion was complete. The 1H-NN8 spectrum gave a
product composition of 57% of I, 231 of IY, 12% of III and 8f of
IV, based on the amount of I to IV.
The elemental analysis of the product solution gave the following
resultel
81.5% of C; 14.3% of Hi 2.7% of 0; 1.0t of N.
Example 2 35
When the procedure in Example 1 was followed but the reaction
mixture was not treated with water but was heated for 1 hour at
40-50-C at I mbar, 1537 g of reaction solution having the follow-
ing elemental analysis were obtained:
81.8a of Cj 13.4% of H= 2.7% of 0; 1.1% of N.
The roughly 50% of reaction products in the reaction solution had
the following ccmposition according to the =H-NMR spectrum; 58% of
I, 221 of Ii, 12% of III and 8k of IV, based on the amount of I
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Example 3
When ths procedure in Example 2 was followed but 2.6 g of water
were added to the reaction batch, heating under reduced prasture
gave 1564 g of reaction solution having the following elemental
analyaiss
81.9t of C; 14.2% of Hj 2.7% of 0; 1.5i of N.
According to the 1H-NMR analysis, the reaction prodtuct had the
following composition: 551 of I, 24% of II, 13% of III and 8% of
IV, based on the amount of I to IV.
Example 4
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200 g of the highly reactive polyisobutene from Example 1 and
225 g of tert-butyl methyl ether were treated with 30 g of nitro-
gen dioxide in a stirred apparatus at 60'C in the course of
2 hours. The mi.xture was cooled, after which excess N0= was ex-
pelled with nitrogen and the reaction solution was stirred with
120 g of water for 3 hours at 60'C. After the phase separation,
the solvent was distilled off from the organic phase under re-
duced pressure. 218 g of reaction product having the following
elemental analysis remained: 79.1% of C; 13.0% of 8= 5.2t of 0;
2.1% of N.
The 18-NMR spectrum had the following compoaitions 591; of I, 22%
of II, 12% of III and 7t of IV, based on the amount of I to IV. 30 Example 5
The procedurewas as in Example 4, but the nitrogen dioxide was
passed in at from -8 to -5'C. 214 g of product were obtained.
The 1H-NMA spectrum gave the following composition: 52% of I, 21%
of II, 18% of III and 9% of IV, based on the amount of I to IV.
Example 6
200 q of the highly reactive polyisobutene from Example 1 and
225 g of tert-butyl methyl ether were treated with 17.1 g of ni-
tric oxide with which air was admixed in a volume ratio of 1:1,
in a stirred apparatus at 0'C in the courae of 2 hours. After
stirring had been carried out for a further 3 hours at 20'C, 150 g
of water ware added to the mixture and heating was effected for
3 hours at from 50 to 60%. Thereafter, the mixture was cooled,
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tained, according to xH-NMR, 42% of I, 10% of II, 81 of III and 4%
of IV, based on the total amount of the residue.
S Example 7 (for compariaon)
in a stirred flask, 720 g of poiyisobutene containing only a
small proportion of terminal double bonds (Indopol H 100, aver-
e7e molecular weight 930, bromine number 22.4, E= 106) and 820 g
10 of Mihagol M (n-paraffin mixture, Cyo-C13) were stirred and were
treated with 115 g of nitrogen dioxide at 40*C in the course of
4 hours. After the excess nitrogen dioxide had been stripped with
nitrogen, 350 g of water were added to the reaction product and
stirring was carried out for 3 hours at 60'C. After phase separa-
15 tion, stirring was carried out again with water and the orqanic
phase was then distilled briefly under reduced prassure. 1570 g
of product were obtained as a clear solution. A conversion of
94t, based on the polyisobutena used, was determined by means of
preparativechroma.tography.
The elemental analysis gave the following result;
81% of c; 14.11 of Hs 3.0% of 0; 1.24 of N.
When the reaction was carried out in tert-butyl methyl ather and
the solvent was distilled off after the working up, the solvent-
free product gave the following analysiee
80.0t of C; 13.4% of H; 4.71 of 07 2% of N.
The 1H-NMR spectra gave an unstructured multiplet at from 4.2 to
5.4 ppm, which could not be assigned to any defined structures.
Example 8
400 g of reaction solution from Example 4 were stirred, before
evaporation of the solvent, tert-butyl methyl ather, with 600 q
of water and 20 g of sodium carbonate for 20 hours at 25'C. In or-
der to achieve better phase separation, 140 g of 10t strength hy-
drochloric acid were added to the reaction mixture and the
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197 q of reaction product giving the following elementai analysis
remained: 81.6% of C; 13.5% of H; 3.3% of 0; 1.3% of N.
The 1H-NMR spectrum showed, in addition to residues of compound
II, mainly compound xvII in the cia and trans form, detectable
from 2 singulets at 6.9 and 7 ppm.
Use examples
Keer-clean test in intake valves
The engine tests were carried out using an Opal Kadett 1.2 1 en-
gine (according to CEC-&-04-A-87).
Fuel used: European unleaded premium grade
Metering of the additive: 200 ppm in each case
Exam- Additive
ple from Exampla Intake valve deposits [mg] *)
No. No.
Valve 1 Valve 2 vaive 3 Valve 4
9 4 4 0 0 1
(210) (15o) (154) (200)
SO 1 3 3 6 5
(277) (175) (183) (337)
1 1 1 0 3
11 2 (277) (175) (183) (337)
*) values without additive (blank test) in brackets
The results clearly show the valve-cleaning action of the novel
additives.
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